Student Resources

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the blog of Kevin Lynch For all students and teachers who forgot their passcode to their Apple device, there is a quick, and easy way to save it! If you backed up your iPad either through iTunes on a computer or through iCloud, you can salvage your last…

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the BPS Edtech blog. Burlington High School incoming freshmen from the Class of 2019 will receive their iPads during distribution sessions this August. Each student MUST attend with a parent or guardian. Students and parents/guardians will review the Burlington Public Schools Acceptable Use Policy, Device Responsibility Policy, and…

Editor’s Note: this post originally appeared on the blog of Nikhil Thakkar. Nikhil is a senior and first year member of the Help Desk. Nikhil, as with the rest of the BHS Help Desk staff, effectively troubleshoots devices and can solve many technical problems. However, he also assists with meaningful integration of technology in the…

Editor’s Note: Many teachers struggle to get their students to understand the complexities of Creative Commons. Today’s post, which originally appeared on the blog of BHS senior Dan Pais, removes the mystery for both students and teachers behind Creative Commons. It features an EXCELLENT, must watch, four-minute screencast and would serve as a meaningful homework…

A new component to the BHS Help Desk curriculum (introduced last year) is the Individual Learning Endeavor, or the 20% time project. Inspired in part by Google’s 20% time project, as well as the pilot program at Monument Mountain Regional High School in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the ILE allows Help Desk students to devote 20%…

This is the first screencast of a series explaining LinkedIn. Through this series, you will learn how using LinkedIn will benefit you as a student and future young professional. In this first screencast, you will learn the basics of the LinkedIn interface. You will also be provided with an overview of several features of the…

Think you know your way around Google Apps for Education…?? Now you have the chance to prove it through completing the Google Ninja Program. Jeff Utecht, an authorized Google Education Trainer, developed this free program as a way for students to learn how to use Google Apps for Education in a fun and social way.…